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Parking Brake Lever Location


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I replaced all of the parking brake cables on my '97 w/ 9" drums. Replacing the cables was easy, but I made one cardinal sin: I removed all the drum hardware from both sides at the same time, and didn't take a picture. Now I'm having trouble figuring out how the parking brake lever sits inside. The parking brake link runs from the primary shoe to the lever, but is the lever supposed to "attach" anywhere else (besides the parking brake cable, obviously). When I activate the parking brake, the cable is retracting, but not much else is happening, so I think I missed an attachment point. Is the lever supposed to somehow also fit into a slot on the secondary shoe?
 


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Best picture I found of this: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v180/mattschenk/Ranger/brake3a.jpg

The A on the right arrow is next to the attachment point of the E-brake lever, "U" pin is pried open to release lever from old shoe and then it is installed on new shoe and you use a pair of pliers to squeeze U-pin back to hold it in place.

When e-brake is applied the lever is pulled towards the center of drum and pushes on the e-brake support arm(slotted metal bar that runs between the shoes just under the slave), that pushes the primary shoe against the drum.

The pivot point is the attachment to the secondary shoe

Another picture here of the whole system: http://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=69137&stc=1&d=1360612699


Also just as a "heads up", the star wheels are different, one side has left handed threads the other side right handed.
They have to be on the correct side.
When e-brake is applied the star wheel should turn to tighten/expand the brake shoes
 
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Ron,
Thanks again for the reply (you were helping me in the 4-cyl forum). I should have mentioned: I have the 9" drums, which appear to be pretty rare. They don't actually look like the pics you posted. They look like the ones in this thread:
http://www.ranger-forums.com/drivetrain-tech-37/replacing-ranger-rear-brakes-67503/

To the point, there is no U-pin used at all, nor any kind of "protrusion" on the parking brake lever itself that would stick through the show to accept the U-pin.

There are a ton of great pics in the thread I posted, but unfortunately none of them show what I need.
 

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In the first picture in that thread you can see the "hook" on the e-brake lever in the slot on the secondary shoe, top left
 

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In the first picture in that thread you can see the "hook" on the e-brake lever in the slot on the secondary shoe, top left
Ron,
Sorry for the late reply; just got the chance to look at this again today. You were exactly right; I'd missed the "hook" on the lever fitting into the slot on the shoe. Working like a champ now. Thanks!
 

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Good Work :icon_thumby:

Thanks for the update
 

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